Personal Injury Attorney Behind $3.5M Truck Wreck Recovery Reveals Evidence Preservation Protocol

Stewart Law Offices details the first-hours evidence strategy behind its tractor-trailer injury cases.

ROCK HILL, SC, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Stewart Law Offices today revealed the Evidence Preservation Protocol, the first-hours process the firm uses to lock down proof in tractor-trailer wreck cases before it disappears. Brent Stewart, founder of the firm and a personal injury attorney who has recovered $3.5 million* for a single tractor-trailer accident client, detailed the protocol during a new appearance on the Breakfast Leadership Show with host Michael D. Levitt. The protocol addresses a problem most families never see coming: the trucking company starts building its defense within hours of the crash, long before the injured person has left the hospital.

When a tractor-trailer causes serious injuries, the response is immediate and well funded. Brent Stewart said trucking companies send investigators to crash scenes right away, because they have the assets and a bottom line to protect. The records that matter most show a driver was fatigued, untrained, on a stimulant or in violation of federal regulations, and those are the records most likely to vanish.

The Evidence Preservation Protocol starts with a spoliation letter, a formal legal demand that puts the trucking company and its insurer on notice that destroying evidence carries consequences. It goes out the moment the firm gets the records.

From there, the personal injury attorneys at Stewart Law Offices work to secure the scene, driver logs, maintenance history and training files. They then examine the trucking company's own defense as closely as they examine their client's claim, on the theory that the more both sides get evaluated, the better the result.

"When we get the records, the first thing we do is send out a spoliation letter, because if they can get rid of the evidence that shows what I like to call aggravating circumstances, they're going to go ahead and try to get rid of that," Brent Stewart said during his appearance on the Breakfast Leadership Show podcast.

Most families try to handle the insurance company on their own. Stewart said that is usually where claims get quietly reduced, because the adjuster has worked thousands of these files and the injured person has worked none. He also pushed back hard on the fear of looking litigious.

"People are afraid that they look litigious, but you need to understand that when you get hit by a tractor trailer, they're going to be litigious. They're sending people out right away," Stewart said.

Stewart Law Offices reports a $3.5 million recovery in a tractor-trailer accident and $1,578,210 in a motorcycle accident.* Brent Stewart holds lifetime membership in the "Million Dollar Advocates Forum"^® and the "Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum"^®, which limit membership to attorneys who served as principal counsel in a case resolving for $1 million or more and $2 million or more, respectively.

Running the protocol costs money. Stewart says he believes he has found the right size for his own firm: not so large as to carry overhead that creates constant pressure to settle before a case reaches its full potential, and not so small that he lacks the resources to do whatever it takes to help maximize a client's recovery in every case.

Brent Stewart opened the first Stewart Law Offices location in Rock Hill, South Carolina, in 1995, after starting his career at Bordas, Bordas and Jividen in Wheeling, West Virginia, and serving as attorney general for the U.S. Pacific Island Territory of Guam. He is licensed in South Carolina, West Virginia and multiple federal courts. He also holds the "AV Preeminent"^® rating from Martindale-Hubbell^®, a designation based on peer review ratings of legal ability and ethical standards from other attorneys and judges.

Thirty-one years in, the firm serves clients from offices across South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. Stewart is preparing a book release and expanding the firm's education work for injured workers told their employer is handling the claim.

Injured people and families in the Carolinas can learn more about the Evidence Preservation Protocol and request a free case review at www.stewartlawoffices.net.

About Stewart Law Offices

Stewart Law Offices is a personal injury and workers' compensation law firm founded in 1995 by personal injury attorney Brent Stewart, serving injured people across South Carolina and North Carolina. The firm handles tractor-trailer wrecks, car accidents, motorcycle accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death and workers' compensation claims on a contingency fee basis. Stewart Law Offices is built to take truck accident cases the distance, with a founder who still answers his own phone.

*Listed case results are before deduction of fees and costs. Case results vary. Prior results do not guarantee any future outcomes. Membership in the "Million Dollar Advocates Forum"^® and the "Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum"^® is based on selection criteria published by Million Dollar Advocates Forum, LLC at milliondollaradvocates.com. Information about the "AV Preeminent"^® rating and its peer review criteria is published by Martindale-Hubbell at martindale.com.

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Mailing Address: 1242 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, SC 29731
Email: brent@stewartlawoffices.net
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